The last few months have been really arduous. Since we returned from South Africa last September its felt like one health issue after another. I have been wrangling to keep focussed on my goals. This partly bcos my goals changed as the weeks went by and more and more tests were done.
I was forced to go from wanting to keep losing weight in order to b healthy to eating more in order to increase the absorption of nutrients and b healthy. I have malabsorption and this has caused my anemia, very low Vitamin D and protein. So though i want to lose more weight, i am under medical adivce to eat more protein and iron rich foods. This has caused me to eat more in general since i now have to fit in more food than wot i was eating before on my plan. I had to fit in another meal and snacks during the day, going from eating twice a day to eating thrice plus snacks in between. THIS i can tell u is a sure fire way to increase your weight.
I have been practicing intermittent fasting and religious fasting 5:2 for mayb 2 years and can attest that it is an excellent strategy for weightloss and improving health (my malabsorption is not due to fasting). So here i am in February and im no where near my weightloss goal i set for 2018. My health has improved for sure but i feel uncomfortable in my skin *argh* Wots worse is that i cant exercise even tho i really do want to. Today is just the culmination of a long strenuous week that has left me feeling bleh.
Its thankful Thursday tho and this is wot im thankful for this week:
I am thankful for my health. It might not b the best it can b but i will get there if i keep going. I am thankful for my boys, they keep me smiling even wen i feel like crying. I am thankful for my husband, who understands my medical condition and how it affects me.
Wot r u thankful for today? Wishing u all a terrific thankful Thursday

Meal prep on point this week thanks to @frameworkfitnesspg . She prepared this on Sunday and with all this prep it has been super easy to meet my nutrition goals on a balanced schedule. It is impossible to outwork poor nutrition, so if you want to achieve your goals efficiently then you have to dial in your diet! Right now I am trying a 5 block 5 meal per day intake and it has been working very well for me!
#nutrition#fitness #healthylifestyle #healthfood#mealprep#foodisfuel#wholefoods #worksmarternotharder

SMOOTHIE SAVINGS Love it when fruit and vege shops have almost overripe fruit on special. Bananas -$1. Half a watermelon (we ate some before this) $1. Pawpaw $1. Grapes $1. Frozen fruit is so much better in smoothies anyway and good for making nice cream too! #eattherainbow

WARNING! A TOO MUCH INFO POST!
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Week 1 of my final clinical placement complete ✅
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This week has been a whole lot easier by prepping all my breakfast and lunch meals as well as making sure I have some easy go to snacks
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Believe me it’s been a long time and far few in between meal preps. I am the first to admit I have lacked motivation to eat well and cook lately but I knew that going into 8 weeks of placement the last thing I wanted to do was stress about what I wanted to eat. For me personally when I’m under stress my own nutrition/health/self care is thrown out the window!
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You might be thinking “well isn’t she studying to be a dietitian her nutrition and health should be her main priority? Isn’t meal prepping something dietitians religiously do?” I will be the first to tell you that DIETITANS ARE HUMAN TOO! And that STRESS can do all sorts of things to your mind, body and spirit.
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There will be days that I over eat and days that I under eat. My patterns are never consistent when I’m stressed. I’m sure most of you all feel the same!
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So my plan is to tackle the next 7 weeks by remaining to be consistent and to take the time to #mealprep because for me it’s one less thing to worry about!
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I guess the key message here is try and make some strategies for yourself to combat and/or reduce your stress levels
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Love ❤️ J xx